Welcome to the 24th episode of Wild Society!

Edmund Kemper III is one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and is often referred to as “The Co-ed Killer.” Beginning with a mother that was anything but loving and ending with her demise, we find out why and how Edmund killed 10 people between 1964 through 1973. His crimes were brutal, but what we learned from them changed the course of criminal investigation history forever.

The entire world watched as a homemade helium filled balloon, shaped like a UFO, soared through the Colorado sky in October of 2009. The Heene family and officials were panicked as they believed that 6 year old Falcon Heene was inside the balloon. After traveling 50 miles, the balloon finally landed, but the boy wasn’t inside. He was soon found hiding in the attic of the family home. Was the boy scared to get in trouble or was the whole thing a hoax?

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Bird Song by Sherree Chamberlain

Ed Kemper Sources:

• Murder: No Apparent Motive
• Murderpedia
• All That’s Interesting
• Criminal Minds Wiki
• Wikipedia

Balloon Boy Sources:

• New York Times
• CNN
• USA Today
• NBC News
• ABC News
• Wikipedia
• Heene Boyz
• Bear Scratch